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42nd Virginia Regimental Documents and History
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Category: Collectibles - Civil War -
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Seller: James Carr's Antique Guns and Collectibles
Member Since: 3/8/15
First Name: James
Last Name: Carr
State: Colorado
Zip: 81403
Country: United States
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Description:
42nd Virginia Regimental Documents and History
This is a collection of documents associated with the 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, organized in 1861 in Lynchburg Virginia, with ten companies (A through K), each raised from a separate county in the Shennandoah Valley. It was to become a part of Jones Brigade, Johnson’s Division, Second Army Corps, of the Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment did good service in the eastern theatre of the war, participating in many battles, was wrecked during the Gettysburg campaign, particularly in repeated charges at Culps’ Hill, was wrecked again in desperate fighting in the final days of the siege of Petersburg, the few survivors taking the long march to Appomattox where they finally surrendered. The regimental items assembled here are as follows:
1. Original amd signed requisition and other administrative documents:
a. By N.J. Crow, Acting Regimental Surgeon, with liner notes below detailing his service bio.
b. By Lt. Thomas S. Mitchell , Co. G, and Lt. Col. William Martin, then regimental Commander, with liner notes below detailing their respective service bios.
c. By Lt. Thomas Marshall Gravely, Co. F, with liner notes below detailing his service bio.
d. By Major Jesse Martin Richardson, Co. F and Staff, with liner notes below detailing his service bio.
e. By Major Pearson Berbeck Adams, Co F and Staff, and Capt. William Wade Morris, Co. G, with liner notes below detailing their respective service bios.
It should be noted that two of these officers, Lt. Mitchell and Capt. Gravely were to be become unfortunate members of the Immortal 600. The Immortal 600 was a group of Confederate officers, captured in late 1864 and early 1865 who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Federal government, and were ordered set aside and intentionally starved to death as an example to other Confederate prisoners. Their fellow inmates found a way to sneak food to them from their own meager supplies and prolonged their lives until the War ended and all prisoners were released. Notwithstanding, 46 of the 600 died. Tragically, Lt. Mitchell was so weakened by his ordeal that after finally taking the oath at then end of the War, he died before he could return home. After the war the memory of the suffering of the 600 was eulogized throughout the South, and became one of the eenduring legends of the "Lost Cause".
2. The 42nd Virginia Infantry, by John Chapla, part of the Virginia Regimental Series, Howard Press, 1983, 152 pages. In good condition. A detailed history of the 42nd’s service during the war, with pictures of members, the regimental flag, maps of battles fought, and a roster of all members with their bios.
Price: $75, including shipping in the Continental U.S.A.
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